display
Les Sables-d'Olonne (dpa) - A good 36 days after Boris Herrmann from Hamburg, the last participant has finished the 9th Vendée Globe.
The Finn Ari Huusela crossed the finish line of the solo circumnavigation off Les Sables-d'Olonne in France after 116 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes and 46 seconds early on Friday morning.
«I am very proud and happy.
You mustn't forget that I'm still an airplane pilot and only a hobby sailor, ”said the“ Stark ”skipper, visibly moved.
This ended the ninth edition of the regatta since the first edition in 1989/90.
The race for professionals and experienced amateurs attracted a record fleet of 33 starters on November 8, 2020, including six female skippers for the first time.
25 soloists crossed the finish line, eight had to give up.
Frenchman Yannick Bestaven won the marine marathon, while Herrmann just missed a German participant's first podium finish shortly before the finish line after colliding with a fishing trawler.
He finished fifth with the “Seaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco”.
The 39-year-old is already working on taking part in the tenth edition of the world's most important one-handed regatta in 2024/25.
display
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210305-99-699520 / 2
9. Vendée Globe